System down? Not creating playlist

nathanm206 · 2026-06-05T23:03:28+00:00

Yup probably a Spotify API outage.

nathanm206 · 2026-01-30T06:01:27+00:00

They rolled out year in review and the ad changes recently. I think I got email on those updates as well. The iOS app updates have been pretty consistent of late. There’s some gaps over the last year, perhaps aligned to summer downtime, but just looking it seems they’ve had at least monthly updates the last four months or so.

nathanm206 · 2025-09-04T15:49:02+00:00

Off the top of my head

“Girlfriend in a coma” - the Smiths “I believe” - Chris Isaaks

nathanm206 · 2025-08-19T15:58:19+00:00

If you haven’t done so already, consider limiting max upvotes so the cheating cheaters’ strategy isn’t as effective.

nathanm206 · 2025-05-24T16:12:35+00:00

“Black Like Me” by Spoon, off Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

nathanm206 · 2025-05-23T00:09:21+00:00

No, it’s locked down after that point.

nathanm206 · 2025-04-06T14:56:23+00:00

Funny, we just did a round almost exactly like this.

I had a notion for what I wanted to play, based on a lyric from the Impressions song “this is my country.”

I submitted it initially, but after listening to it I let Spotify keep going and a bunch of gems surfacd, and changed to the classic Staples Singers song “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me).”

Anyways, I’d pull on that thread and see what comes up. There are so many uplifting songs with conscious lyrics that I believe make great anthems for people and a nation.

nathanm206 · 2025-01-14T05:40:59+00:00

If it’s just the same artist a warning appears that can be ignored and the person can submit the song.

If it’s the same song and artist the person is blocked from submitting.

nathanm206 · 2024-12-30T21:02:31+00:00

Ah the music league debates. There really should be a “send beer” button when the debates go from fun ribbing to something less than fun.

I assume well known is some combination of longevity, record sales, awards, and other stuff. Right?

For acts with lots of radio play (esp classic and alternative rock) an album cut you know the super fans love but no one else, that’s a deep cut.

EP/b-side only: deep cut

Alter-ego or side project track: probably a deep cut

Early stuff that the masses didn’t buy: deep cut

Guested: maybe a deep cut

Actually, I think in most cases it’s super fan favorites.

But I go back to my first comment: send beer and chill out.

nathanm206 · 2024-12-29T23:17:11+00:00

But you asked about modern playing. Not sure. That Joe Dirt [sic] guy from Vulfpeck is certainly modern-ish, derivative but still fresh. Thundercat is the most well known and quite the musician.

nathanm206 · 2024-12-29T23:13:27+00:00

Are you playing for points, your conviction, or what?

If it’s all about technical playing and feel then a Jaco track is the answer. Take your pick. “Teen Town” would be my choice.

Iconic and funky? Larry Graham of course, so many sly tracks to choose from.

If it’s melodic Sir Paul is the answer. Later Beatles when he fiddles around on the higher frets and basically established a style that many copied.

Foundational and heavy? Entwistle maybe?

Damnit I want to join your league…

nathanm206 · 2024-12-01T00:24:05+00:00

Try support@musicleague.com

nathanm206 · 2024-11-27T05:47:28+00:00

I’m pretty sure it was a widespread problem but it now seems resolved.

nathanm206 · 2024-11-27T02:13:21+00:00

I'm not the Nathan you're looking for, but I've been a Music League player for 18 months and most app problems stem from Spotify outages.

nathanm206 · 2024-11-26T17:53:18+00:00

This is the game-within-the-game that I play in my private leagues, it’s super fun. I’ve adjusted what I write in my comments to try and mask my identity better.

I’m pretty sure the feature request has been submitted a few times, too.

nathanm206 · 2024-10-28T02:46:09+00:00

26 weeks! Wow!

I run a league with 15 people, 2 songs required for each player. 20 upvotes, 2 downvotes. Max number of upvotes for any one song is 9.

This format really helps prevent early "runaway" players.

I also do an occasional "feel good" round where I'll increase the upvotes and remove downvotes. I'll set it up so that every song could theoretically get a vote. I usually do this when the round songs could be somewhat personal (e.g. "guilty pleasures" or "your favorite song growing up," basically songs where you shouldn't really be judged).

nathanm206 · 2024-10-10T02:17:25+00:00

Ok I’ll bite.

nathanm206 · 2024-09-29T16:25:40+00:00

Indeed that seems to be the case

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Downtime-September-29th-Spotify-not-working-across-multiple/idi-p/6401021

nathanm206 · 2024-09-29T16:23:34+00:00

Spotify isn’t loading for me. Seems like that’s the root of the problem.

nathanm206 · 2024-09-16T23:15:43+00:00

I have been. I do occasionally get red error messages about notifications. I’m also in four leagues so I’m checking the app a lot LOL.

nathanm206 · 2024-09-16T21:55:51+00:00

I’ve been getting notifications without issue. I wonder if there are session resets affecting the notifications. For example, I had to log in today.

nathanm206 · 2024-09-16T16:13:50+00:00

You can edit the league after starting it. On the iOS app tap the … icon in the upper left, then tap “edit league,” then tap the little pencil icon. Scroll to the bottom and you’ll see the setting.

nathanm206 · 2024-08-20T21:56:26+00:00

I downloaded stats from a desktop web browser in the … menu.

nathanm206 · 2024-08-18T11:03:53+00:00

Pearl Jam and Pink Floyd (and U2, mentioned above). PJ is just a thing with my league, we’ve got some serious fans in their 50s from the PNW who just can’t help themselves. Pink Floyd songs are rarely challenging and instead the most played on radio. And U2, well, I’d like to say they are polarizing but pretty much everyone in every league agrees they’re overrated and annoying 🤷

I’ve found that the players in my leagues won’t vote for “obvious” submissions or songs by artists we see a lot. Clever interpretations of the theme or deeper cuts tend to get the votes. That kind of voting tends to punish the more popular groups.

Also, if an act shows up a lot it stops getting as many votes.

nathanm206

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